Biography
Agnès Varda (May 30, 1928 – March 29, 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her films, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style.
Awards & recognition
- Academy Honorary Award · 2017
- Donostia Award · 2017
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour · 2017
- L'Œil d'or · 2017
- Max Beckmann prize · 2016
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- Honorary Palme d'Or · 2015
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award · 2014
- Leopard of Honour · 2014
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit · 2013
- honorary citizen of Brussels · 2013
- Carrosse d'or · 2010
- Honorary doctor of the University of Liège · 2010
- César Award — Best Documentary Film · 2009
- Commander of the Legion of Honour · 2009
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Non-Fiction Film · 2009
- honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg · 2008
- Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit · 2007
- René Clair Award · 2002
- Honorary César · 2001
- Konrad Wolf Prize · 2001
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Non-Fiction Film · 2001
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2000
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award — Best Foreign Language Film · 1986
- Golden Lion · 1985
- César Award — Best Documentary Short Film · 1984
- Louis Delluc Prize · 1964
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2018 · nominated
- César Award — Best Documentary Film · 2009 · nominated
- Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Documentaries · 2009 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2009 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Non-Fiction Film · 2009 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Non-Fiction Film · 2001 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2000 · nominated
- César Award — Best Director · 1986 · nominated
- César Award — Best Film · 1986 · nominated
- César Award — Best Documentary Short Film · 1984 · nominated
- César Award — Best Documentary Short Film · 1977 · nominated
Filmography43 titles
Varda by Agnès
The Beaches of Agnès
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Cleo from 5 to 7
Faces Places
The Gleaners & I
Jacquot of Nantes
Vagabond
Mur murs
Happiness
Hello Cubans
Along the Coast
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
The Young Girls Turn 25
Black Panthers
Uncle Yanco
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
Far from Vietnam
The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later
The World of Jacques Demy
Seven Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom, for Sale
Last Tango in Paris
La Pointe Courte
Jane B. by Agnès V.
Diary of a Pregnant Woman
Documenteur
Kung-Fu Master!
Fiancés on the Bridge
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
The So-Called Caryatids
The Creatures
O Seasons, O Castles
Women Reply
One Hundred and One Nights
Elsa the Rose
The Vanishing Lion
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...
The Pleasure of Love in Iran
Lions Love
Les 3 Boutons
Americano
The Truth About Charlie
Before the End: Searching for Jim Morrison